Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-07

tn toboggan slide at Winooski is com
pleted and has been named the ETHAN
Allen Slide" the statue of the Green
Mountain hero being prominent object
on the opposite hills across the river.
The hotel of George +. Barnum of
Richmond was raided the other day by
Sheriff Barton, vino secured barrel of
beer, half barrel of liquor and between
30 and 40 jugs and bottles of liquor. Bar
mum pleaded guilty to keeping and was
fined so and costs.
The prospect is that the cornerstone of
the Bennington battle monument will be
laid on the next anniversary of the bat
tie, August lG The Vermont National
guard is likely to muster there, and the
militia of other States will be asked to
take part in the celebration.
5. F. and A. W. Bedell of Monkton.
while driving toward Essex Junction
Tuesday night of last week, were struck
by the | 10 train. The men were drunk
and did not realize their position. The
had Il narrow escape from death.
Phillip Peppo, IA crazy man of Fairfax,
who insists that he owns the whole
world and that all other people are tres
passers upon his domains. was intercept
ed in Rutland one day last week, on his
way to Washington to see the President,
Il l.. /.
The number of pensioners in Vermont
borne on the pension rolls June 30, 1856.
was 5S59. with a monthly aggregate pay
ment of So ,335. OF these 1910 were sol
diers of the late war, 1444 widows. de-
pendentS and minors - survivors of the
war of 1872. and Ia widows of soldiers
of 1872.
The works of the Central Vermont
railroad at st. Adams are running on
full time this winter and no reduction in
the hours of labor is probable on account
of the great rush of freight business on
the road, which necessitates working the
car and locomotive shops to their fullest
capacity.
Ed. IIadley of the St. Adams Messen-
ger printing establishment shows two
Florida oranges which demonstrate the
extremes to which an orange tree can 90
by way of bearing fruit. One of them
weighs but half an ounce, while the other
weighs pound and quarter, and meas
ures II inches around.
Coal gas from the furnace nearly proved
the death of jerks l.. Winchell and fami-
ly of Fair Haven. Mr.. Winchell, his
wife. mother and two children were
overcome by the gas, and but for the OPP
perfume arrival of physician, summon
ed by the hired man. the entire family
would have been asphyXiated.
Montpelier has new toboggan slide.
The slide has two chutes. 10 feet long.
the entire slide being upward of so rods
pleasant and comfortable waiting room
has been erected at the bottom of the
slide and two electric lights illuminate
the scene at night. The slide was erect
ed by the Montpelier Toboggan assoca-
ton.
While Dennis O'Dea, generally known
as peep o Day" was loading freight
into Il car standing on the west side of
the Central Vermont freight depot. Bur-
lington. the load on the truck slipped
the truck shot out from under it. and the
force sent ODea and the truck through
the open car door into the lake. He was
Immediately pulled out with no serious
results.
1t is understood that the syndicate
which recently bought tract of 400
acres in Shelburn. near Burlington. and
of which Or. W. :. Webb ana II. Mckay
Twombly are the leading spirits, talk of
laying out an extensive park similar to
the Tuxedo park in New Jersey, founded
by New York men, and for this purpose
they expect to add largely to their tract
by purchasing additional farms.
During the year past, says the Wood
stock Standard. Hon. Frederick Billings
has kept large force of mechanics and
laborers constantly employed in rebuild
ing his mansion, in erecting cottage on
his Dana farm and near Pogue Hole. and
in opening drives in the old forest that
extends from the street for about a mile
westerly to the limits of his possessions,
the whole making Il vast improvement,
and one which in some respects the pub
lie can enjoy equally with himself.
4 singular case of illness is attracting
the attention of the people of South Lon
donderry, says dispatch to the Boston
Herald. Miss Alice Walker, an amiable
and talented lady, Il years of age, and
recently teacher in one of the public
schools, has been in partially conscious
state since Tuesday evening, December
2l. She has not opened her eyes since
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